BOOX Tablet Go Color 7 Gen II E Ink Tablet 4G 64G Support Active Stylus InkSense (Black)

Poor hardware esp as a 2nd Gen device an does not have the Onyx Notes app
I hate to give something a 1 star rating. I have a bigger boox device (4C) that I is an outstanding device. I bought this device so that was not so big to use in travel or short infomal meetings. I use the Onyx Note app heavily – it is an excellent app. This device came factory wrapped with no indication of mistreatment. The screen suffers as described in most of the one star reviews here. Random input, no input and seems as if the device is frozen at times. It was unusable. I didn’t get a chance to test with a stylus, as I seemed to get something that had been returned to Amazon with a stylus that was not the original. Worse is that the Onyx Note app is not part of the software installed. I wanted to have my notes on both of my Boox devices. I knew size would be an issue, but I was willing to deal with that. I suppose if the device worked, I could load another app. But I use handwriting for Notes which can be searched and you can setup tags. Assuming you sync stuff with the onyx cloud, you can have this in multiple devices. I had to return the device as unusable because of the hardware. But it also is just a reader with a stylus support that has no real purpose. Bummer.

Nice E-Reader with cool features
1. Yes, the name states color e reader. But keep in mind this picks up certain a colors. It won’t be as vivid as your tablet or phone. The colors appear more mute see image! .2. Screen was great no issues, no specks!3. If you’re having issue with ghosting. The settings I used had the least amount of ghosting + good quality!* Remember to do this for EVERY APP!Steps :Open E-Ink CenterColor mode : optimalRefresh mode : speedRefresh mode -> MoreA pop up box will appear with two tabsFor HD :Turn ON -> System RefreshDrag to refresh -> set to 2SWhen scrolling use : HDCurrent app : set to 5Animation Filter -> set to 20For Speed :Anti Flicker -> set to 24. Has two speakers, sounds pretty nice!5. Semi-User friendly… you might need to watch a few TikTok’s for some “how to”6. It’s android based so you can download other apps!Like Libby, kindle, Spotify7. It has BooxDrop, which is (your own) personalized QR + Link to upload stuff from your laptop or cellphone (images, files etc)

I switched from Kindle to Boox a couple of years ago due to the open Android system. There are heaps of reading apps there.I upgraded to the Go 7 color Gen 2 from the Boox Poke 5. You can clearly see the difference. The Poke 5 is a pure black and white e-ink reader. Light, clear, and eye-comfortable, I am very happy with that and would like to try something new, like a color ebook, to read some comics, but I have noticed that compared to the Poke 5, it is clearly not as bright. Even with maximum lights on, the color is very weird. Yeah, no one might use it with maximum lights on, but just for reference. It is more like a grayscale reading experience. I am not sure if it is due to Kaleido 3; it is my first color ebook, so I cannot compare it with others, but for sure, if reading a pure ebook, I will still stick with my old Poke 5, and the color Go 7 Gen 2 may be more like a toy for some casual comic reading. Btw, the back of the Go 7 color Gen 2 is much easier to hold than the Poke 5.

This is my 1st e-ink device. I thought my expectations regarding the washed out look of the color versions was tempered well enough going but the reality was much starker than expected. Think old newspaper print instead of glossy magazine and you should be ok. Getting used to though I find it an overall great device that much easier to read on than my cell. The android environment is also a major plus giving me complete freedom on sources I can get my reading kicks from.